Menu Plan Monday - 26th July

What have you got planned for this week?  This is going to be a really busy week for me, so it's important to have the meals planned ahead.  Yesterday I baked a couple of loaves of spelt bread, and ground grains in the Thermomix for overnight soaking to be ready to make into spelt and buckwheat bread and whole grain chocolate cake today.  (If you'd like to know more about why it's important to soak whole grains for baking, and how to do it, Chelsea from Filling Little Tummies explains it well.)  I also need to clean out the fridge and use up what I've got, as we're going away for a beach holiday next week ... YAY!!  Hopefully we'll get to see the sun again - I've nearly forgotten what it looks like ;)

Do you need help with menu planning, or recipe ideas?  Here's some ideas and recipe sites you might like to check out:
* My menu planning tips
* Menu Plan Monday at I'm an Organizing Junkie
* The Thermomix Forum
* plus lots of great sites I've linked to in the sidebar!

You might also like to share your Thermomix addiction with your friends by following Quirky Cooking on Facebook!

Have a great week :)

[TMX = prepared and/or cooked in Thermomix]

Monday:
(lunch) Tuna Mornay (TMX), double batch, and salad
(dinner) Leftovers for family (cooking at a demo)

Tuesday:
(lunch) Spelt tortillas (TMX) with chicken pesto filling (from Chef Laurent's cookbook) (double batch)
and practicing recipes for Master Thermy Chef Challenge!
(dinner) Leftovers from practice recipes & quick vege pasta (TMX) if needed

Wednesday:
(lunch) Leftover spelt tortillas & chicken pesto filling for family (cooking at a demo)
(dinner) Pumpkin soup (TMX), steak, and salad

Thursday:
(lunch) Leftover soup & salad with spelt bread
(dinner) Potatoes baked in crockpot (while out), served with Tuna a la King (TMX) (see photo here)

Friday:
(lunch) Sausage, potato & vege frittata (TMX) and salad
(dinner) Chilli con carne (cooked earlier in TMX, kept warm in crockpot) with corn chips for family (cooking at demo)

Saturday:
(lunch) Leftovers & sandwiches
(dinner) Home demo - lots of yummy Thermomix food!

Sunday:
(lunch) Roast lamb, roast pumpkin & potatoes, peas, gravy (roast cooked in oven, gravy & peas in TMX & Varoma)
(dinner) Spelt bread sandwiches